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and when james went to meet president obama, president obama ran across the room, embraced him, and thanked him, for the first time, by the way -- >> last week, for the first time -- did he actually say, thank you for winning the election? >> i don't think he said for winning the election, but thank you for helping me win the election. i don't know exactly what the words were. >> piers' full interview airs later tonight at 9:00 eastern. but james carter, the grandson of the former president is joining us now live from atlanta. james, thanks very much for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> tell us about your meeting, first of all, with president obama last week in atlanta. >> well, it was before the event, and i was in line to, you know, to have to shake hands and have your picture made with the president. there were several of us in line, and my cousin, jason carter, who's a state senator here in georgia, was in line ahead of me. and he, after he got his picture taken, told obama that i was the one that had found the 47% tape and so then obama said, hey, great, get over here. and then y
and when james went to meet president obama, president obama ran across the room, embraced him, and thanked him, for the first time, by the way -- >> last week, for the first time -- did he actually say, thank you for winning the election? >> i don't think he said for winning the election, but thank you for helping me win the election. i don't know exactly what the words were. >> piers' full interview airs later tonight at 9:00 eastern. but james carter, the grandson of the...
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in her resignation letter to president obama, mrs. clinton thanked him for his friendship and the opportunity to serve. jill dougherty is joining us from the state department. a pretty tumultuous reception upon her departure? >> reporter: yes, it was quite some day. she was right here in this hall about two hours ago after an emotional farewell to her staff. on her last afternoon as secretary of state, an emotional farewell to the state department staff hillary clinton led for four years. >> i will miss you, i will probably be dialing ops just to talk. i will wonder what you all are doing because i know that because of your efforts day after day, we are making a real difference. >> but early friday morning, even before she left her house, reports of a suicide bombing outside the u.s. embassy in turkey. clinton was briefed by her staff, then was driven to the state department where she called the u.s. ambassador to turkey and the turkish foreign minister. at the same time, senator john kerry, the man who within hours would succeed pres
in her resignation letter to president obama, mrs. clinton thanked him for his friendship and the opportunity to serve. jill dougherty is joining us from the state department. a pretty tumultuous reception upon her departure? >> reporter: yes, it was quite some day. she was right here in this hall about two hours ago after an emotional farewell to her staff. on her last afternoon as secretary of state, an emotional farewell to the state department staff hillary clinton led for four years....
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regarding what obama knew, obama's chief of staff said the president was briefed throughout the night, and the secretary of defense told congress obama acted soon after the attack unfolded. >> after the initial reports about the attack in benghazi, we received, general dempsey and i met with president obama and he ordered all available dod assets to respond to the attack. >> reporter: mccain also wants to know what also did the president take? in this letter to congress, it said obama himself was called the day after the attack. mccain also asking did the president and secretary of state clinton know about a cable from ambassador chris steves warning the danconsulate, quote, could sustain an assault. he strongly believes that the obama administration simply did not support the fragile libyan government enough in the early days. that led to a fragile security situation that he believes that, at the end of the day, contributed to this attack. >> as you know, getting the answers to these questions, part of the issue's involved chuck hagel. by now, there was supposed to be a new defense s
regarding what obama knew, obama's chief of staff said the president was briefed throughout the night, and the secretary of defense told congress obama acted soon after the attack unfolded. >> after the initial reports about the attack in benghazi, we received, general dempsey and i met with president obama and he ordered all available dod assets to respond to the attack. >> reporter: mccain also wants to know what also did the president take? in this letter to congress, it said...
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the president obama is at 49%. and while the public says, you know what, we believe that the federal government is bloated, it ought to be cut, they agree with that, they don't like this meat ax approach, which is, you know, no thought as to which programs get cut. and the white house thinks, to a certain point, when people see these cuts starting to take effect, not over the weekend, but eventually they will see the long lines at the airports, they will see people getting pink slips, they will not like it, m then they will blame the republicans. my thought, quite honestly is, this they're going to blame all of them, because they're all going to look bad. >> it's going to take a while for that pain to be felt. it's not going to happen in the next few days. >> and that's where the white house may have overplayed their hand a little bit. because they made it seem like it was going to happen tomorrow, chicken little. >> gloria, thanks very much. >>> the world may not see anything like this again for centuries. we'll s
the president obama is at 49%. and while the public says, you know what, we believe that the federal government is bloated, it ought to be cut, they agree with that, they don't like this meat ax approach, which is, you know, no thought as to which programs get cut. and the white house thinks, to a certain point, when people see these cuts starting to take effect, not over the weekend, but eventually they will see the long lines at the airports, they will see people getting pink slips, they will...
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there are many in congress in both parties who say senator obama became president obama. if you look to take a broader historical view of the new faces, the re-energizing the party, if you will. >> marco rubio, paul ryan. they may be upset. >> they might. >> they're pretty ambitious guys themselves. >> they'll be busy too. in some ways that complicates eric cantor's task. paul ryan is his friend. marco rubio, they have ambitions as well. it's hard. whether it's internally or externally thinking about the presidency. >> you make a great historic point about governors. thanks so much. john king reporting. >>> we're just getting in some new information from the nfl about that power outage that disrupted the super bowl for more than half an hour. brian todd is in new orleans. he's working the story. what are you picking up, brian? >> reporter: wolf, just got word from the nfl and from one of the managers of the superdome that there were at least power fluctuations during beyonce's rehearsal in the week leading up to the super bowl. this statements fleeds part, during rehearsa
there are many in congress in both parties who say senator obama became president obama. if you look to take a broader historical view of the new faces, the re-energizing the party, if you will. >> marco rubio, paul ryan. they may be upset. >> they might. >> they're pretty ambitious guys themselves. >> they'll be busy too. in some ways that complicates eric cantor's task. paul ryan is his friend. marco rubio, they have ambitions as well. it's hard. whether it's...
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stand by for a hard look at what president obama needs to say in his state of the union address this coming week. first, the winter wallop in the northeast. let's go straight to the cnn center in atlanta. >> thanks, wolf. i'm brianna keilar at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta, in for don lemon. in a moment, the latest on the l.a. manhunt for a suspected cop killer. first, the story we've been covering all day, the blizzard in the northeast. we go to ashleigh banfield in fairfield, connecticut. how are things there? >> as the day turned into night, the temperatures are plummeting. and what started as a big snowfall story has become a snow on the ground story. the plows are still out all over this state and all over the northeast. trying to keep up with the mess that was left behind. this gas station behind me, it is dead. it is empty. not because they're out of gas, they're out of employees. no one could get here to reopen it. not only that, but the actual gas pumps just started getting too cold and wouldn't work. above this gas station is i-95 and it is chock a block like a park
stand by for a hard look at what president obama needs to say in his state of the union address this coming week. first, the winter wallop in the northeast. let's go straight to the cnn center in atlanta. >> thanks, wolf. i'm brianna keilar at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta, in for don lemon. in a moment, the latest on the l.a. manhunt for a suspected cop killer. first, the story we've been covering all day, the blizzard in the northeast. we go to ashleigh banfield in fairfield,...
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proof that president obama has been skeet shooting. a picture from last august released by the white house this weekend. david plouffe, a former obama aide, tweeted, let the photoshop conspiracies begin. some critics did question if the photo was real. highlighting the mistrust advocates have of president obama as he tackles of issue of gun violence. >> we don't have to agree on everything to agree it's time to do something. >> reporter: in minneapolis, he repeated his call for a ban on military-style assault weapons. >> that deserves a vote in congress. because weapons of war have no place on our streets. or in our schools or threatening our law enforcement officers. >> reporter: the measure lacks support in congress. even among some democrats like senate majority leader harry reid. he was asked this weekend if he would support it. >> i don't know, i didn't vote for the assault weapons last time because it didn't make sense. but i'll take a look at it. i think everyone acknowledges we should do something with background checks. >> rep
proof that president obama has been skeet shooting. a picture from last august released by the white house this weekend. david plouffe, a former obama aide, tweeted, let the photoshop conspiracies begin. some critics did question if the photo was real. highlighting the mistrust advocates have of president obama as he tackles of issue of gun violence. >> we don't have to agree on everything to agree it's time to do something. >> reporter: in minneapolis, he repeated his call for a...
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rubio has been more of the barack obama and hillary clinton model. he's been careful about how he uses that star power and also his opponent is probably paul ryan, who i thought gave a very weak speech at the national review institute. rubio is coming with new ideas and new ideas that will move his party to the center. outstanding choice. >> on immigration reform, he's joined forces with some democrats, comprehensive immigration reform. senator vitter of louisiana calls him naive. so he's getting some criticism from the right. >> naive for some means hopeful and optimistic for others and i think that's what some republicans have been lacking. we've been painted in the times, rightly so, that we're only the guys in suits and business men in an old world. are we the party for everyone? do we have an offer of better way for everyone in the united states, not just our alleged 53% which we didn't even have? and rubio, i think, speaks to that. >> he's got to be really careful in giving that republican response to the president's state of the union address.
rubio has been more of the barack obama and hillary clinton model. he's been careful about how he uses that star power and also his opponent is probably paul ryan, who i thought gave a very weak speech at the national review institute. rubio is coming with new ideas and new ideas that will move his party to the center. outstanding choice. >> on immigration reform, he's joined forces with some democrats, comprehensive immigration reform. senator vitter of louisiana calls him naive. so he's...
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president obama is isn't holding back either. he went to a naval shipyard in virginia to renew his warnings about the impact of those forced spending cuts. he's now back at the white house. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, is there as well with more on what is going on. jessica? >> reporter: wolf, senior administration officials tell me, they're beginning to see cracks in republican's unified position, that they want those forced spending cuts to go into effect on friday as is. but the truth is, those cracks are few and friday's deadline is approaching quickly. at a shipyard near the largest naval base in the world, president obama fired a warning shot. >> this work, along with hundreds of thousands of jobs, are currently in jeopardy because of politics in washington. >> reporter: the 21,000 workers at this massive plant could suffer if congress doesn't cut a deal to avoid the forced spending cuts that trigger this friday. mr. obama says a slowdown here could have ripple effects across the economy. virginia re
president obama is isn't holding back either. he went to a naval shipyard in virginia to renew his warnings about the impact of those forced spending cuts. he's now back at the white house. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, is there as well with more on what is going on. jessica? >> reporter: wolf, senior administration officials tell me, they're beginning to see cracks in republican's unified position, that they want those forced spending cuts to go into effect on...